Shane Robinson is part of the Maui Open Studios tour this year. He will be in his studio, sharing his work and offering demos. I will be there serving refreshments and being hostess. We hope you will join us and tell your friends! Families are welcome - we will have art supplies anyone is welcome to play with. In a way this is a coming out party. One of the main reasons we moved to Maui this … [Read more...]
This Friday, Feb 3rd, is the opening in Honolulu for the Phone Camera Photography 2012 Invitational Show. Shane's piece, ingress, will be shown there. We won't be able to make it so if you do, please post some pics for us! Friday, February 3rd, 6:00-9:00 p.m. South Street Gallery 627 South Street Honolulu HI Those of you in Honolulu will recognize this as connected to Kevin Brewer's Frame … [Read more...]
I'm honored and very happy that four of my images were selected for display on the curated site P1xels: The Art of the iPhone today. Roxanne and I were waiting in line at the DMV in Pukalani and I finally decided to start submitting my work to P1xels. Using the P1xels iPhone app, I selected six images to submit to the site. The 4 shown below were selected. "Gingered Torso" and "Gingered … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Signup to be notified when my new Art Shop launches! The Maui Film Festival 2011 kicks off today, June 15 through this Sunday, June 19, 2011. The events and screenings place in and around the beautiful areas of Wailea on the South shores of Maui. If you're reading this there's a good chance you are currently attending or attended the Festival and received one of the gift … [Read more...]
I'm thrilled to announce one of my favorite pieces, "Gingered Torso", has been accepted to the Contemporary Photography in Hawaii 2011 juried exhibition and is the recipient of the Juror's Award. This is the third year for this juried event and more than 100 photographers submitted over 400 images. Approximately 60 images were accepted. The opening reception is Friday, April 1st and I hope you … [Read more...]
The main draw for the Maui Open Studios tour is the chance to visit the artists in their working environments. This Sat and Sun, February 12 & 13, we will open the studio (aka warehouse space) so you can to meet with Shane, view his art at your leisure, play with creating a perfect piece for your environment, and watch art being made. Plus, we'll have yummy, refreshing pūpū and seating to … [Read more...]
These four ceramic statues (the fourth is hidden at the far end), each about 3 feet tall, greet you at one of the entrances to just one of the many warehouses of "Endangered Pieces" used and imported furniture upcountry in Pukalani, Maui. It's an amazing place filled with lots of treasure, and some not-so-great pieces. http://www.omsweetom.net … [Read more...]
Last night was the opening for the first-ever Maui Open Studios tour, held at the Maui Tropical Plantation. Created by the amazing San Francisco artist and former Maui resident Carolyn Quan, it spans three weekends and includes over 100 artists this year. Modeled after "open studio" tours in other cities, #MauiOS (the Twitter tag we are using) is designed to let the public get up close and … [Read more...]
At great potential peril to my unprotected iPhone, I took 3 shots of this coconut, one of dozens washed up on Kailua beach this morning. This was the third shot and the water came in higher and faster than I expected. I had no idea if I even got a shot and decided it wasn't worth a wet iPhone just to get a photograph of a coconut on the beach. When I got home (and had washed all the salt water … [Read more...]
